python
See also: Python
Englisch
Etymology
Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file)
Nomen
python (plural pythons)
- A type of large constricting snake.
- (vulgar, slang) penis
Derived terms
- Burmese python(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) - carpet python
- diamond python
- pig in the python
- pythoness
- pythonic
- pythonlike
- reticulated python
- syphon the python
Translations
constricting snake
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Further reading
- “python”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “python”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “piton”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
References
Pythonidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pythonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Pythonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pythōn, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn).
Pronunciation
Nomen
python m (plural pythons)
- python, constrictor of the family Pythonidae
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Nomen
python m (plural pythons)
Further reading
- “python”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Nomen
python (plural pythones)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.tʰon/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ton/, [ˈpiːt̪on]
Nomen
pȳthon m (genitive pȳthōnis, feminine pȳthōnissa); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
| Genitive | pȳthōnis | pȳthōnum |
| Dative | pȳthōnī | pȳthōnibus |
| Accusative | pȳthōnem | pȳthōnēs |
| Ablative | pȳthōne | pȳthōnibus |
| Vocative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
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